Buttonhole-location marker.



C. H. T. HAGELSTEIN.

BUTTONHOLE LOCATION MARKER.

MPLICATION FILED APR. I9, |915.

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gelse'm by 5W CHRISTIAN H. T. `IIAGELSTEIN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR -TO THE BEECE BUTTON I-IOLE MACHINE COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,`A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

BUTTONHOIlE-LOCATION. MARKER.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application sled April le, 1915. serial No. 22,449.

State of Massachusetts, have invented an Y' Improvement in Buttonhole-Location Mar-lo ers, of which the following description, in connection with the accompapylng drawing,

is a specication, like 4characters on they drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to a machine for marking the location of buttons and buttonholes on the uppers of boots and shoes, and the objects of the invention are to provide a novel machine of this character which can be readily adjustedto mark either a right or a left shoe, which can be easily and readily adjusted to correctly mark the uppers for shoes of dill'erent sizes, which is compact in its structure and capable of high speed operation, and which has other advantages, all as will be more fully herein-y after set forth. i

In order to provide a construction which can be readily adjusted for marking the upper'of either a. right v or left shoe, the marking devices are mounted so as to be capable of independent yielding motion, and two gage plates are employed, either one of which can be brought into operative position to cooperate with the marking devices to properly position them. One of the gage' plates is shaped to position properly the marking devices for a right shoe, and the other gage plate ,is shaped to position prop-l erly the marking devices to mark a left shoe. These gage plates are movably mounted and either one can be brought into operative position at the will of the operator, so that the change from a right to a left or vice versa involves simply the manipulation oi' a lever by which the position of the gageplates is shifted.

The adjustment to provide for marking uppers of shoes of diiierent sizes is such that all the markers are simultaneously adjusted by the manipulation of a single element, and this adjustment can be effected without reference to the position of the gage plates. Moreover, the construction of the gage plates and the adjusting mechanism :tor adjusting the marking devices for different sizes is such that the same gage plate will give the correct position for dilierent sizes.

In order to give an understanding of my invention, I have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described, 'afterwhich the novel fea-V tures will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure l of the drawings is a plan view with a part broken out showing a machinev embodying illy invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3, Fig. l; Fig. 4 is an enlarged sec-l tional view through one of the marking de- Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

vices and its carrier; Fig. 5 is a section on y the line 5-5, Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a section through one of the carriers on the line 6 6, Fig. 4; Fig7 shows the two gage plates superposed one on the other; Fig. 8 is a diagrammaticview showing the operation of the means for adjusting the marking devices or variouss'izes of shoes; Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view through the lower end of a marking device; Fig. 10 is a section on the line 10-10, Fig. 9.

The shoe upper or other piece to bel marked is shown at l in dotted lines Fig. 4, andi's supported on la work-supporting plate 2.'l The marking of the location of the buttonholeor` buttons on the work l is accomplished by marking devices which are, movable toward and from the work-supporting plate 2. These marking devices may have any suitable construction, either such as to prick or indent an impression in the work, or such as to print an impression on the work. It is marking devices of the latter type which I have chosen to illustrate, and theseeach comprises a container 4 adapted to carry a printing compound 5, preferably of some color that can be readily seen when the impression vis printed on the work, said container being provided with a discharge port 6 controlled by a. spring-pressed valve 7, vthe latter having a stem 8 extending through the discharge port and below the container. The valve 7 is normally held closed by the spring acting thereagainst, but when the marking device is depressed into contact with the work, the projecting yalve stem 8 willV engage the work by raising the Vvalve 7 and allowing a certain amount of press the latter.

ranged to have a vertical movement 1n aV I have provided means for agitating the compound upon each operation of the marking devices. This means is herein shown as an agitating member in the form of a ball- Vshaped element 179 having grooves or passages 780 formed therein and which fits in the lower end of the container 4. This element 179 has a stem secured thereto which extends up through the upper end of the container, and a spring 770 encircles said stem and bears against the element 179, said spring constituting the one which normally keeps the valve closed. Each time that the marking device is depressed the agitating element 179 is raised when the'valve 7 is opened, and is moved back into the position shown in Fig. 9 when the marking device is elevated again. The printing compound is thus kept agitated and the discharge port is kept clear. The portion of the stem which projects above the container provides means whereby the agitating element can be manipulated by hand if necessary. These marking devices 3 are each carried by a carrier 9, there being one such carrier for each marking device. The marking devices are sustained by their carriers for vertical movement and are yieldingly held elevated. For this purpose, each marking device isoprovided with a laterally-eigtending arm 10 which is secured to a vertically-extending member 11 slidably mounted in its carrier 9, said member 11 being acted upon by a spring 12 which yieldingly holds it in its elevated position. Each member 11 is provided with a stop pin 13 eX- tending therefrom which operates in a slot 15 formed in an extension 16 of the carrier 9, said extension being provided with the stop shoulder 14 which coperates with the pin 13 to limit the upward movement of the member 11.

The marking devices are all depressed into operative engagement with the work 1 by' means of a vertically-moving cross-head 17, said cross-head acting on Vthe members 11 of the marking devices thereby to de- The cross-head 17 isfarright line, andV it derives this movement from a driving shaft 18 journaled in suitable bearings in the base frame 19 and operated from a driving pulley 180. TvVhile any suitable mechanism for converting the rotary motion of the shaft 18 into vertical` reciprocating motion Vof the cross-head 17 may be employed, 1 have shown for this purpose a simple mechanism which isv compact in construction and capable of high speed operation. VTn the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the cross-headr17 has depending from each end thereof an arm 20, and each'arm 2O is connected at 21 to a link l22 that in t'urnis pivoted at 23 to the upper portionY 42 of the frame and is also pivotally connected at 24 to an arm 25 fast on a rock-shaft 26 j ournaled in bearings 134 depending from the upper portion 42 of the frame. The arms 25 and 22 rare of equal length and form, therefore, what amounts to the familiar parallel-ruler motion. Both of the arms 25 are fast to the same rockshaft 26, and said rock-shaft has fast thereto another arm 27 which is connected at 28 to an eccentric strap 29 that encrcles an eccentric 30 on a shaft 31 journaled in the upper portion 42 of the frame, which shaft is geared to the shaft 18 by intermeshing gearing 32, 33. lVith this construction the rotation of the shaft 31 as derived from the shaft 18 will give the cross-head 17 a vertical reciprocating movement, and each downward mov-ement of the cross-head 17 will operate to force the marking devices 3 downwardly against the work thereby performing the marking operation. Vhen the cross-head 17 rises the marking devices will be automatically lifted by their springs 12.

T have provided herein an adjustable connection between the cross-head 17 and each marking device by which the position of the marking device relative to the crosshead may be varied. The member 11 of each marking device has pivotally connected thereto at 35a cap member 34 which rests on the arm-or extension 10. Each cap member 34 is provided with an adjusting screw 350 by which said member can be raised o1' lowered relative to the Stem 11. By adjusting the screws 350 for the individual marking devices,'it is possible to bring them into such relationY with the cross-head 17 that they will all bear on the work with the same pressure, andV thus a uniform marking will result.

. If any of the cap members are thrown back into the dotted line position Fig. 4, the corresponding marking device will not be actuated by the cross-head 17 and will, therefore, become inoperative.VV Y

The carriers 9 are positioned in a direction from the front to the rear of the machine by means of either one of two'gage plates, one gage plate being constructed to position said carriers properly for marking the righthand section of a shoe upper, and the other for marking the left-hand section. Each carrier is yieldingly acted upon by a spring which tends to move it forwardly toward the front of the machine and the gage plates are arranged t0 coperate with the springs to give the carriers 9, and, therefore, the marking devices, their correct relative position. The distance which said carriers are spaced from each other is governed by a ing slots 37 one for each of the carriers 9. Each carrier is provided with a foot portion 38 which is received in one of the slots 37, as shown best in Figs. 1, 4 and 5. Each carrier is held in sliding engagement with the plate 36 by a retaining plate 39 which is secured to the bottom of the carrier by suitable screws 40 and underlies the size-determining plate 36.

Assuming that the carriers 9 are held from movement longitudinally of the machine or from the front to the rear thereof, it will be apparent that movement of the size-determining plate 36 toward or from the front of the machine will cause the carriers to be moved toward each other or separated from each other, owing to the divergent arrangement of the slots 37, and this is the means provided for adjusting the marking devices to correspond to the various sizes of shoes. The size-determining plate 36 can be given its movement in any suitable way. As herein shown, said plate is slidably mounted in ways 41 formed in the top portion 42 of the frame, and said plate has rigid therewith a rack 43 meshing with a pinion 44 fast on a shaft 45 journaled in suitable bearings formed in the portion 42 of the frame. This shaft 45 has thereon at one end a hand-wheel 46 by which it may be turned. Turning movement of the shaft will move the size-determining plate 36 either forwardly or backwardly, and its movement forwardly or toward the front of the machine will result in separating the carriers 9 from each other, owing to the divergent arrangement of the slots 37, while movement in the opposite direction will adjust said carriers toward each other. The hand-wheel 46 is shown as having associated therewith a gage disk 47 which bears a scale corresponding to the different sizes .of shoes, and this size-gaging disk coperates with an indicator or pointer 48 fixed to the portion 42 of the frame. The scale carried by the disk 47 will be properly7 graduated in sizes of shoes so that by turning the hand-wheel 46 to bring the graduation on the scale corresponding to any particular size in line with the indicator 48 will result in adjusting the carriers 9 to correspond to the desired size.

As stated above, the position of the marking devices when the machine is set for marking either rights or lefts is determined by two gage plates, either one of which may be brought into operative position. These gage plates are shown at 49 and 50, respectively, and they are slidably mounted in ways 99 formed in the ends 98 of a plate 56 carried by the portion 42 of the frame and are herein shown as situated beneath the size-determining plate 36. Each gage plate has a gaging edge 51, the edge of the gage plate 49 having a contour representing the left-hand section of a shoe upper, and the edge of the gage plate 50 having a contour representing the right-hand section of a shoe upper.

Each of the carriers 9 is acted upon by a spring which yieldingly holds it in a position determined by the gage plate, andthe connection provided between each carrier and the gage plate is such as to provide for the adjustment of the carriers toward and from each other for the various sizes without disturbing the adjustment for rights or lofts. The construction 1 have herein provided for this purpose comprises a link 53 pivotally connected at 52 to the foot portion 38 of each carrier, each link being pivotally connected at its front end to a carrier-positioning stud 54 which operates in a slot 55` formed in said plate 56 which thereby constitutes a guiding plate. Each carrier-positioning stud 54 is acted upon by a spring 58 which tends to move it forwardly in the slot 55 into a position determined by the edge 51 of one of the gage plates. This spring 58 may have any suitable construction, and as providing a simple and practical device, I have shown each spring as a helical spring encircling the stem 57 eX- tending from a head 59 in which the stud 54 is swiveled, each spring 58 being confined between the head 59 and a flange 60 extending from the guiding plate 56 and in which the stem 57 is guided. With this construction the carriers 9 with the marking devices thereon will be impelled forwardly by the spring 58, the forward movement being limited either by the slots 55.0r by the edges 51 of the gage plates.

The gage plates 49 and 50 are movably mounted so that either one can be moved backwardly into operative engagement'with the carrier-positioning studs 54, and when either gage plate is moved into operative position, as shown by the position of the gage plate 49, Figs. 1 and 4, the gaging edge 51 thereof will come into contact with the heads 59, and will thus give thestuds 54 positions corresponding to the contour of the edge 51, it being understood, of course, that the springs 58 will hold the heads 59 in engagement with the edge 51. Since each stud 54 is connected by the link 53 to its carrier 9, the carriers 9 and therefore the marking devices 3 will be given a position relative to each other as determined by the gaging edge 51.

The right and left hand gage plates 50 and 49 are reversely arranged, as seen best in Fig. 7, and as stated above, either one can be moved into operative position.

The machine is shown in Fig. 1 with the left-hand gage plate 49 in operative position, thus giving the marking devices the proper position for marking the left-hand section of the upper. To change the machine over loo to mark a right-hand upper section involves withdrawing the left-hand gage plate 49 from its engagement with the heads 59 and moving the right-hand gage plate 50 into a position to bring its gaging edge 51 into contact with the heads 59 on the carrier-positioning studs 54. The action of the springs 58 will cause the various studs 54 to assume a position as determined by the gaging edge of the right-hand gage plate 50, thus moving the carriers and the marking devices relative to each other into proper positions for marking a. right shoe.

l/Vhile any appropriate means for shifting the position of the gage plates 49, 50 may be employed, I have illustrated herein a simple device by which the shifting from right to left and vice versa is accomplished merely'by the movement of a lever. The gage plate 49 is provided with two apertures 63 through which project two pins 61 eX- tendingl radially from a rock-shaft 62 that is mounted in the frame. The gage plate 50 is also provided with two apertures 60 through which project two pins 64 carried by a rock-shaft 65 journaled in the frame, these two rock-shafts being geared together by the gears 66, 67. rlhe rock-shaft 65 has fast thereto a lever 68 by which it may be turned thereby to'move the gage plate 50 into and out of operative position and because the shaft 65 is geared to the shaft 62,

tion and will withdraw the gage plate 49,

and movement of the lever 58 in the reverse direction will reverse the position of the gage plates.

It will be understood, of course, that the gage plate 49 has slots 69 therein in which the pins 64 operate, and the gage plate 5G has slots 70 therein in which the pins 61 operate.

Means are provided for yieldingly holding the lever 68 in either of its two positions, and the construction herein illustrated for this purpose comprises an extension 71 on the Vlever 68 which is pivotally connected at 72 to pin or plunger 78 that -is slidably mountedin a block 74 pivroted to the frame. A spring7 5 encircles the pin or plunger 73 and acts at one end against the block andat Vwith suitable work gages against which the edge of the work 1 may be positioned therebyto determine the distance from the edge at which the marking devices vwill contact with. the work.v I have herein provided a work gage comprising separate gaging elements associated with the separate carriers 9 and l may employ any number of such work-gaging elements, although three or four will be suflicient for theV purpose. Each work-gaging element is herein shown as presenting two arms or side members 76 that embrace a carrier 9, the ends of said side members being brought together to present a pointed gaging end 77. VThese side members 76 are connected by a yoke 78 in which is swiveled an adjusting screw 79 that screws into the carrier 9 so that by turning the screw the gaging element can be moved relative to the carrier and to the marking device 3. Each carrier is slotted,

as shown at 80, to receive the gaging element.

It will be suliicient for practical purposes if three or four of the carriers 9 have a gaging element associated therewith. Said gaging elements are positioned immediately above the work-supporting plate 2 so that when the work 1 is placed on the plate the edge of the work will meet and be positioned bv the work-gaging elements. I

84 designate adjustable positioning ngers which coperate with the work-gaging elements to properly position the work.

The frame of the machine is made in two parts, one part being designated 19 and constituting the base portion of the frame and the other part being designated by 42 and constituting the upper portion of the frame which carries the gage plates, the size-determining plate and the marking devices. The upper portion 42 of the frame is constructed so that it can be opened away from the base portion 19 of the frame thereby to provide easy access to the gage plates 49, and the other parts of the machine. r1`his is herein accomplished by pivotally mounting the part 42 of the frame on the shaft 18whioh is ournaled in the base portion 19 so that the front end of theV portion 42 of the frame can be swung up away from the base portion 19 about the shaft 18 as a pivot. Inasmuch as the gage plates, the marking devices, and thesize-determining plate are carriedV bythe part 42 Vof the frame, they move Vwith said part when it is swung about the shaft 18, and when said portion 42 of the frame is swung up into a vertical position the parts on the underside thereof are accessible. When said portion V42 of the frame is in operative position it rests on ing said portion upwardly about the shaft 18 as a center.

An important feature of the invention relates to the construction by which the marking devices can be adjusted both for vdierent sizes of shoes and for rights and lefts. It will be noted that the slots 55 in which the carrier-positioning studs 54 operate are divergently arranged and the construction is such that when the left gage plate is in operative position as shown in Fig. 1, the studs 54 at the right hand will be at the forward end of the slots 55, while the studs 54 at the left-hand side will be at the rear end of the slots. When the position of the gage plates is reversed and the plate 50 is brought into operative position the carrierpositioning studs 54 at the left oi Fig. 1 will move forwardly toward the front of the slots 55 until they engage the gaging edge 5l of the plate 50,while the studs 54 at the right-hand side of Fig. 1 will be moved backwardly in the slot-s 55 by said edge 51. This results from the act that the low portion of the gaging edge 51 of the gage plate 49 is at the right-hand side, while the low portion of the edge 51 of the other gage plate 50 is at the left-hand side. The position of the slots 55 and also of the slots 37 is such that this change in relative position of the marking devices to eect a change from a left-hand to a right-hand and viceversa brings the marking devices in the correct position.

The link connection 53 between the carrier-positioning studs 54 and the carriers themselvesis important in providing for correct relative adjustment of the marking devices for dierent sizes of shoes of the same pattern. This link connection permits the carriers 9 to be moved toward and from each other by the movement of the size-determining plate 36 without causing any variation in the relative position of the studs 54. This is best illustrated in the diagrammatic view in Fig. 8 wherein the link connections 53 are illustrated in full lines in the position they would assume for the smallest size shoe, and in dotted lines the position they would assume when the size-determining plate 36 is moved forwardly to adjust the marking devices for a larger size shoe. During this adjustment the link connections merely swing about the studs 54 as centers, said studs remaining stationary and coperating properly with the gage plate in correctly positioning the marking devices.

The invention is not limited to the selected embodiment herein shown as various changes can be made in the device without departing from the invention.

I claim:

1. In a machine for marking the location of buttonholes on shoe uppers, the combination with a plurality of marking devices, of means to adjust said marking devices relative to each other in one direction to correspond to diii'erent sizes of shoes, and independent means to adjust said marking devices in another direction to position said devices for vmarking either right o-r left shoes.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a work-supporting plate, of a plurality of marking devices, means to actuate said marking devices to mark work sustained on said plate, means to adjust said marking devices relative to each other in one direction to correspond to diiicerent sizes of shoes, and independent means to adjust said marking devices in another direction to position said devices for marking either right or left shoes.

3. In a device Aof the class described, the combination with a plurality of marking devices, of a plurality of gage elements Veach having a gaging edge and each adapted to be moved separately into and out of operative position, and means acting on said marking devices and operating to hold them in a position determined by the gaging edge of the particular gage element that is in operative position.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a plurality of marking devices, of two gage elements, each having a gaging edge by which the position of said marking devices is determined when said element is in operative position, and means to move either element into its operative position, whereby either one of said gage elements may be used to position said marking devices.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a plurality of separate marking devices, of a spring acting on each device, two complementary gage elements, each having a gaging edge, and means to move said elements alternately into operative position, said springs coperating with the gaging edge of the gage element that is in its operative position to determine the position of the marking` devices.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a plurality oit' marking devices, oi' means to adjust said marking devices relative to each other in one direction to correspond to diiierent sizes of shoes, and a right and a left gage element, and means to move either gage element into operative position relative to the marking devices without disturbing the size adjustment.

7. In a device of ,the class described, the combination with a pluralitj7 of marking devices, of a right and a left gage element, means to move said elements alternately into operative position thereby to position the marking devices for right or left shoes, and means .to adjust said marking devices relative to each other While so positioned to correspond to different sizes of shoes.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a plurality of marking devices, of a size-determining plate having divergently-arranged slots by Which said marking devices are positioned, a gage plate having a gaging edge, la spring-actuated positioning member yieldingly held against said edge, a link connection between said positioning member and marking device, andV means to adjust said size-determining plate whereby the marking devices are adjusted toward and from each other.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination with a plurality of marking devices, of a movable size-determining plate having diVerO'ently-arranged slots by Which said marking devices are positioned, tWo gaging elements representing right and left, respectively, means to move either element into operative position, a spring-actuated positioning member Yfor each marking device, said positioning members being positioned by the gage element Which is in operative position, and a link connection between each positioning member and its marking device.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination with a Work-supporting plate, of a set of separate carriers, a marking device sustained by each carrier for vertical movement, means common to allv the marking devices for depressing them into contact With the Work, and means to adjust the carriers of said set so as to mark either right or left shoes.

ll. In a device of the class described, the combination With a Work-supporting plate,

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for of aplurality of separate carriers,amarking device sustained by each carrier for vertical movement, a cross-head common to all the marking devices, meansfor vibrating the cross-head thereby to depress the marking devices, and means to adjust the carriers for either right or left shoes.

12. In a device of the class described, the combination With a Work-supporting plate, of a plurality of carriers, a marking device sustained byv each carrier for vertical movement, a cross-head common to all the marking devices, means for vibrating the crosshead therebyA to depress the marking dev'ces, and means to adjust the carriers for either right or left shoes and'for vdifferent sizes of shoes. Y

13. In a device of the class described, the combination with a Work-supporting plate, of a plurality of marking devices, each comprising a container to receive a printing compound and having a discharge port, means to move said marking devices toward and from the Work-supporting plate, and means to agitate the contents of the containers. l

14. In a device of the class described, the combination with a Work-supporting plate, of a plurality of marking devices, each comprising a container to receive a printing compound and having a discharge port, means to move said marking devices toward and from the Work-supporting plate, an agitating element for each container, and means to agitatesaid elements by the movement of the marking devices. Y

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name toV this specication.

CHRISTIAN II. T. HAGELS'IEIN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, D. C. 

